As Bethel Music announces a number of promotions and new hiring intended to advance the already well-known label on a global scale, it is an exciting time there. They have been putting their unique talent to use over the past few months to build a leadership team that is representative of Bethel Music’s future. Jenn Johnson has been appointed President and Interim CEO of Bethel Music in a move that organically presented itself. After establishing the label with her husband Brian in 2001, she takes on the role.
Jenn expresses her excitement for Bethel Music’s future. We are embarking on this adventure with such an amazing bunch of people who are pushing us to the next level. The community surrounding the new music we are doing is at its strongest ever. I can’t wait to see what comes next for Bethel Music because this new age has been so lovely.
After starting at Bethel Music 11 years ago as a bookkeeper, Katie Langenberg has spent the last few years serving as CFO in the Redding office. The new Head of Events is Blake Citro, who has been with the organization for 4 years. New Head of Operations Vanessa Nulick has been with Bethel Music for 2 years and began as an Executive Assistant. After 7 years with Bethel Music, Balt Pazos is the new Head of Business Strategy. Finally, Eric Allen is now the Director of Creative Publishing after being with the label for 7 years.Erica Boutwell, who joined Bethel Music three years ago as an executive assistant, has been designated head of communications in the Nashville office. Christian Ostrom has now worked for Bethel for five out of the past seven years and returned to the label two years ago in the role of Creative Director. Adrian Thompson, a more recent hire who joined the company nine months ago, is the new Head of A&R. Another recent hire, marketing director Morgan Shirey began working for Bethel Music five months ago. After four years working as the Director of Pub Admin & Digital Rights in Redding, Matt Lopez will relocate this summer to complete the Nashville office.
About Bethel Music
Bethel Music is a community of worshipers pursuing the presence of God and capturing fresh expressions of worship out of Redding, California. Bethel Music has grown from being a local church music ministry to a global outreach made up of a collective of songwriters, artists and musicians. Jenn Johnson, President of Bethel Music, co-founded the collective along with her husband Brian Johnson in 2001. Together Brian and Jenn raise up worshipers who take hold of their true identity and pursue intimacy with God above all else.
Bethel Music has released 15 corporate worship albums, each carrying a unique theme and expression of worship to inspire and unite the global church. The label has been nominated for 14 Dove Awards in 2019 alone, and awarded eight Dove Awards as a whole. Over the years they have contributed to multiple GRAMMY Nominations including Cory Asbury’s “Reckless Love” in 2017 and Dante Bowe’s “Voice of God” and “joyful” in 2022. “Reckless Love” also garnered an ASCAP Christian Award for “Song of the Year.” In addition, the music label was awarded three other ASCAP Christian Awards including “Raise A Hallelujah” from their latest album VICTORY which reached Christian Radio’s #1 single of the year, and “Stand in Your Love” reaching #2 on Billboard Christian radio charts. As a youthful label of 13 years, Bethel Music has broken records, ranking in CCLI’s top 25 songs for several consecutive years. “This Is Amazing Grace” has ranked in the top 25 since 2014, “No Longer Slaves” since 2015, “The Lion and the Lamb” since 2016, “Reckless Love” appeared in the top 10 since 2018, with “Living Hope” following closely since 2018, and “Goodness to God” landing at No. 1 for most of 2021and off and on for 2022. Hitting its stride over the last year, Bethel Music has continually ranked at #6 in the top 10 radio market share.
